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georgia, massachusetts, and texas are giving the state sponsored discount. shoppers in connecticut will get their tax holiday next weekend. earlier this month, a dozen other states took part. retailers are as delighted as consumers. >> shirts. pants. >> shoes. >> shoes. >> in this economy every little bit helps. >> reporter: are you excited to go back to school? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: total sales this back to school season could top $42 billion. parents say every penny of that saved makes a difference. abc news, silver spring, maryland. >>> all right. got to talk about this. did you get all geeked out, back to school shopping, buying pens. >> yes. my trapper keeper. >> i had a trapper. >> pencil cases. i was saying a second ago, you were creating your student identity. like i was buying all the things that would make me cool in my eyes. >> in your eyes. everything that was in style. >> yeah. >> you were going to be this super person that year. new beginning. best feeling in the whole wide world. you want to catholic school, new uniform for clothing? i'm so
georgia, massachusetts, and texas are giving the state sponsored discount. shoppers in connecticut will get their tax holiday next weekend. earlier this month, a dozen other states took part. retailers are as delighted as consumers. >> shirts. pants. >> shoes. >> shoes. >> in this economy every little bit helps. >> reporter: are you excited to go back to school? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: total sales this back to school season could top $42 billion....
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organizers are holding events in georgia, texas, florida, california, minnesota, illinois, and pennsylvania. the event first came to cave creek, arizona in 2008. >> i feel great. i had my adrenaline rush. i'm happy. >> reporter: the rules are pretty simple 24 bulls released in three groups. wait for the bulls to get closer to you and run for your life literally. >> they will be released in a chute through a crowd of hysterical participants, some will slip, some will fall and break their legs. >> the humane society's john goodwin finds bull running boorish, saying it's too risky for the bulls and the runners. >> we do not need to put animals in harm's way for entertainment. >> organizers say that's bull. according to their website they say, we don't kill the bull in a bullfight, nor do we abuse them in any way". unlike the narrow streets of pamplona, the u.s. version will use fencing allowing participants to dodge them easily. >> the bulls are not going to run because they're happy. thar they're not going to run because they're content. they're running because they're scared for their lives.
organizers are holding events in georgia, texas, florida, california, minnesota, illinois, and pennsylvania. the event first came to cave creek, arizona in 2008. >> i feel great. i had my adrenaline rush. i'm happy. >> reporter: the rules are pretty simple 24 bulls released in three groups. wait for the bulls to get closer to you and run for your life literally. >> they will be released in a chute through a crowd of hysterical participants, some will slip, some will fall and...
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this year alone, we went to the top of the statue of liberty and still saved enough to go to texas, to a real dude ranch. hotwire checks the competition's rates every day so they can guarantee their low prices, so we got our four-star hotels for half price. next up, hollywood! >> men: ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e, hotwire.com. ♪ >> man: save big on car rentals too, from $11.95 a day. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. ♪ ♪ >> all right. being famous can mean being wealthy, but there is still a big price to pay. stars often give up their privacy for some the privacy of their families. >> now pushing for a law to protect their children from the paparazzi. here is nick watt. >> reporter: jennifer garner took her family's fight against the paparazzi to the state. assembly in california. >> i don't want a gang of -- >> i don't want them to cont
this year alone, we went to the top of the statue of liberty and still saved enough to go to texas, to a real dude ranch. hotwire checks the competition's rates every day so they can guarantee their low prices, so we got our four-star hotels for half price. next up, hollywood! >> men: ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e, hotwire.com. ♪ >> man: save big on car rentals too, from $11.95 a day. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on...
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the court-martial begins in texas for army major accused of the fort hood shooting rampage that left 13 people dead. major nidal hasan is representing himself. he will cross-examine many of the 32 people injured forcing them to relive the horror of the 2009 attack. if convicted, hasan could face the death penalty. >>> new details about the terror threat which led to closure of embassies and consulates. it apparently began with a conversation between two top al qaeda leaders. with more on this abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: beefed-up law enforcement. heightened awareness at airports from l.a. to new york and more scrutiny on those trying to enter the country. a senior u.s. official tells abc news that the plot started in yemen, and u.s. officials are frantically searching for vehicle bombs al qaeda wants it use to blow up the u.s. embassy there and perhaps others as well. abc news has also learned that through surveillance and electronic eavesdropping, more was discovered. including communications between al qaeda affiliates and someone in the u.s. not just electronic conversation
the court-martial begins in texas for army major accused of the fort hood shooting rampage that left 13 people dead. major nidal hasan is representing himself. he will cross-examine many of the 32 people injured forcing them to relive the horror of the 2009 attack. if convicted, hasan could face the death penalty. >>> new details about the terror threat which led to closure of embassies and consulates. it apparently began with a conversation between two top al qaeda leaders. with more...
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. >> whether mountain biking in texas or playing golf with wounded warriors, george w. bush at 67 seems to be as active and physically fit in retirement as he was during his white house days. but a routine physical found a blockage in a crucial artery that supplies the heart with blood. doctors inserted a stent to prop open the artery so the blood can get through. bush has no history of heart trouble. and his spokesman says he had absolutely no symptoms indicating a problem. in fact, he had just gone mountain biking over the weekend and less than three months ago did his annual 100 kilometer ride paying tribute to wounded warriors. >> here's the thing about life. you are going to get dealt a hand you didn't want to play. that's what is going to happen to all of us. the question is how do you play the hand when you get dealt it? >> reporter: as president, bush consistently had stellar health reports. there is no job more stressful than that one. here he is the year he was elected. and here, shortly before leaving office. retirement though, bush seems to lead a remarkably
. >> whether mountain biking in texas or playing golf with wounded warriors, george w. bush at 67 seems to be as active and physically fit in retirement as he was during his white house days. but a routine physical found a blockage in a crucial artery that supplies the heart with blood. doctors inserted a stent to prop open the artery so the blood can get through. bush has no history of heart trouble. and his spokesman says he had absolutely no symptoms indicating a problem. in fact, he...